Alan Wake 2’s latest update adds chapter selection, lets you tune horror flash visuals, and more

Patch 1.15 is now live

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Alan Wake 2first update of the year has added a brand-new feature to the game alongside a host of quality-of-life improvements.

Patch 1.15 went live today (January 31) onPlayStation 5,Xbox Series X|S and PC and it’s a fairly significant patch, introducing the highly-requested Chapter Select feature which will allow players who have unlocked and completed certain missions to replay them again from the menu.

“This will also make a life bit easier (and we know we’ve made it a bit complicated with some collectibles having to be picked up in a single run) for Trophy and Achievement hunters to get those missing items or collectibles,” Remedy Entertainment said in thepatch notes.

It’s also noted that using Chapter Select will load a pre-made save game “regardless of your own progression” and item progression and inventory will be “pre-determined depending on the mission.”

If you’ve played the horror game, you’ll know that throughout the story terrifying visuals will pop up on screen to scare the daylights out of you. As requested, an option to choose between Low and Normal horror flash visual and audio intensity has also been added for those who prefer not to get jump-scared as badly.

In addition to these two new features, players can expect to find a bunch of story mission bugs to be fixed - including an issue in The Final Chapter (in New Game Plus) where if the player already had Saga’s crossbow in their inventory, they’d be unable to complete a certain quest.

Alongside general visual polish, the PC now has improved DLSS Frame Generation stability when the player Alt-Tabs, and the Field of View (FOV) in the UI can now be tweaked. You can read the full patch notes below.

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Alan Wake 2version 1.15 patch notes:

New Feature: Chapter Select

NOTE:Remember to keep at least one manual save with your previous progression if you wish to retain it.

New features

Gameplay and missions

UI

Audio and haptics

Visuals

General

Performance (aka the Northlight flex section)

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